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41consonant shifting — Lautverschiebung Laut ver*schie bung (lout f[e^]r*sh[=e] b[oo^]ng), n.; pl. {Lautverschiebungen} (lout f[e^]r*sh[=e] b[oo^]ng*en). [G.; laut sound + verschiebung shifting.] (Philol.) (a) The regular changes which the primitive Indo European stops …
42consonant shift — noun Date: 1888 a set of regular changes in consonant articulation in the history of a language or dialect: a. such a set affecting the Indo European stops and distinguishing the Germanic languages from the other Indo European languages compare… …
43Consonant, der — Der Cónsonánt, des en, plur. die en, aus dem Latein. consonans, ein Buchstab, welcher durch den Druck irgend eines Theiles des Mundes hervor gebracht wird, zum Unterschiede von den Vocalen, welche durch die bloße Öffnung des Mundes oder sanfte… …
44consonant system — Ling. the consonant phonemes of a language, esp. when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group. Cf. vowel system. * * * …
45consonant stem — noun a stem ending in a consonant …
46consonant with — in agreement or harmony with. → consonant …
47consonant with — these findings are consonant with recent research Syn: in agreement with, consistent with, in accordance with, in harmony with, compatible with, congruous with, in tune with …
48consonant shift — con′sonant shift n. ling. a set of changes taking place in the articulation of one or more consonant phonemes between an earlier and a later stage of a language, as the shift by which Germanic languages became differentiated from other Indo… …
49consonant rhyme — noun the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words • Syn: ↑consonance • Hypernyms: ↑rhyme, ↑rime …
50consonant system — noun the system of consonants used in a particular language (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑consonantal system • Hypernyms: ↑phonemic system * * * Ling. the consonant phonemes of a language, esp. when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group …
